BAY CITY, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A sculpture unveiled Saturday in Bay City honors the relationship the Michigan city has with its sister city in Germany.

The leadership Bay County class of 2022, who organized the project, partnered up with donors to raise $130,000 to build the sculpture called the Ansbach Platz, which commemorates a unique, 60-year relationship with Ansbach, Germany.

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It’s been described as an ambitious project several years in the making.

In addition, exchange students and delegates from Germany met local students and leaders to celebrate the finished piece on Saturday.

More information about the sculpture can be found here.